Tharok
Tharok is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Tharok was a male criminal on his native planet of Zadron. During one of his crime activities, he tried to steal a nuclear device that detonated when he was caught by an officer of the Science Police. Unfortunately for Tharok, that officer shot a blast which caused the detonation and it destroyed the complete left side of his body. Miraculously, Tharok remained alive and he was rushed to the nearest medical center. The doctors and scientists there quickly replaced his missing left side with a robotic component. The procedure was rushed because they feared they would lose Tharok's life. When Tharok revived, he found himself significantly smarter, thanks to his half-robotic brain. Unfortunately, the life-saving procedure also caused Tharok to look like a monster and his appearance gave him nothing but anguish.
In his early appearances he wore clothing that only covered the organic half of his body. Tharok's cyborg brain also allows him to control Validus, the mindless monster member of the Fatal Five.[4]
One of the Fatal Five's main attempts to defeat the Legion is masterminded by the Dark Man, the being who organized several teenage refugees from the planet Dryad into the League of Super-Assassins.[5] During this time period, it is revealed that the Dark Man is actually a clone of Tharok, grown from tissue removed from Tharok's body during his cyborg reconstruction. When the scheme to destroy the Legion fails, both Tharok and the Dark Man are seemingly destroyed,[6] and the Fatal Five eventually disband.[7]
Post-Zero Hour
He came to steal a powerful solvent rather than a nuclear device and when the police shot at him, the container was punctured. The solvent severed every molecular bond on the left-hand side of his body. A brilliant surgeon rebuilt him as a cyborg and an ungrateful Tharok then killed him. Tharok later upgrades his robot half, giving it more built-in weaponry.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
The entire left-hand side of Tharok's body is mechanical. It possesses great strength and durability and the arm can be configured into various weapon forms. It also has a cybernetic brain that is connected to Tharok's own, giving him genius-level intelligence. In the current continuity, Tharok's upper body is wholly humanoid, while below his waist, he has a robotic carriage on wheels.
Notes
- Tharok was created by Jim Shooter where he made his first appearance in Adventure Comics v1 #352 (January, 1967).
In other media
Television
- In Justice League Unlimited, Tharok appeared in the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe where he appeared in the episode "Far From Home" and was voiced by actor Tomas Arana.
- In Legion of Super Heroes, Tharok appeared as a regular antagonist in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor David Lodge. He is seen once again as a member of the Fatal Five, but Emerald Empress is the leader. Tharok appears in "Man of Tomorrow", "Champions", "Sundown, Part 2", and "The Man From the Edge of Tomorrow, Part 2". In "The Man From the Edge of Tomorrow, Part 2", Tharok was partially responsible for putting Saturn Girl in a coma.
Films
- In Justice League vs. the Fatal Five, Tharok appeared in the 2019 animated film where he was voiced by actor Peter Jessop. As a member of the Fatal Five, he joined Mano and Persuader in travelling to the present to free the captive Emerald Empress as well as Validus from the Sciencells on Oa.
Appearances
- Adventure Comics v1: (1967)
- Legion of Super-Heroes:
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